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David Duea, CEO of Lutheran Community Services Northwest speaks during a rally outside the U.S District Court after a federal judge blocked President Donald Trump’s effort to halt the nation’s refugee admissions system, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025, in Seattle, Calif.

This Tacoma-based group is fighting Trump Administration’s halt of refugee admissions

David Duea, CEO of Lutheran Community Services Northwest speaks during a rally outside the U.S District Court after a federal judge blocked President Donald Trump’s effort to halt the nation’s refugee admissions system, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025, in Seattle, Calif.

March 9, 2025, 6:05am Northwest

David Duea said he and others serving refugees coming to the United States anticipated there would be a down-shift in admissions when President Donald Trump was elected in November to a second term. Read story

FILE - In this June 22, 2015, file photo, Julie Henning, right, division manager of the Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife ecosystem services division habitat program, and Melissa Erkel, left, a fish passage biologist, look at a wide passageway for the north fork of Newaukum Creek near Enumclaw, Wash. Federal appeals judges say the state of Washington has violated the treaty rights of tribes to fish by building and maintaining large pipes that allow streams to pass beneath roads but also block migrating salmon. (AP Photo/Ted S.

Washington state’s costly salmon recovery effort heads toward mediation

FILE - In this June 22, 2015, file photo, Julie Henning, right, division manager of the Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife ecosystem services division habitat program, and Melissa Erkel, left, a fish passage biologist, look at a wide passageway for the north fork of Newaukum Creek near Enumclaw, Wash. Federal appeals judges say the state of Washington has violated the treaty rights of tribes to fish by building and maintaining large pipes that allow streams to pass beneath roads but also block migrating salmon. (AP Photo/Ted S.

March 9, 2025, 6:02am Latest News

Leaders from western Washington tribes and state officials have agreed to enter mediation about removing salmon migration barriers, reviving a decadeslong court case over tribal treaty fishing rights and habitat damage from generations of building state highways. Read story

The American and Canadian flags fly together outside Home2 Suites Bellingham Airport, one of the businesses known to be popular among Canadians, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025, in Bellingham, Washington. The border area in Washington has reportedly seen fewer Canadians after President TrumpǃÙs tariffs and talk of Canada being a 51st state.

WA seeing fewer Canadians after Trump, tariffs and talk of ‘51st state’

The American and Canadian flags fly together outside Home2 Suites Bellingham Airport, one of the businesses known to be popular among Canadians, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025, in Bellingham, Washington. The border area in Washington has reportedly seen fewer Canadians after President TrumpǃÙs tariffs and talk of Canada being a 51st state.

March 9, 2025, 6:02am Business

Canadians unhappy with President Donald Trump’s tariffs and hot talk aren’t just booing American teams. Read story

A crowd gathers on the tarmac near the all-electric airplane called Alice, designed and built in Arlington, Washington, after it lands after a short flight in Moses Lake. The plane took its first flight early Tuesday morning in Moses Lake, Sept. 27, 2022. (Ellen M.

Inside the abrupt collapse of electric airplane startup Eviation

A crowd gathers on the tarmac near the all-electric airplane called Alice, designed and built in Arlington, Washington, after it lands after a short flight in Moses Lake. The plane took its first flight early Tuesday morning in Moses Lake, Sept. 27, 2022. (Ellen M.

March 9, 2025, 6:00am Business

The fall of zero-emissions electric airplane startup Eviation this month was triggered by a tense internal standoff among shareholders. Read story

Haitians living lawfully in Spokane face deportation after Trump ends Temporary Protected Status

March 9, 2025, 5:13am Northwest

The congregation at Maranatha Evangelical Church in East Central was smaller than usual when the Rev. Luc Jasmin Jr. rose last Sunday to address his flock about a somber subject. Read story

FILE - A container of Narcan, or naloxone, sits on tree roots at a longstanding homeless encampment in Bellingham, Wash., on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024.

‘Fentanyl is a scourge’: Police, prosecutors adjust to changing drug laws, operations

FILE - A container of Narcan, or naloxone, sits on tree roots at a longstanding homeless encampment in Bellingham, Wash., on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024.

March 9, 2025, 5:09am Northwest

The drug problem in Walla Walla was once driven mostly by meth, said Walla Walla County Prosecuting Attorney Gabe Acosta. Read story

Kennewick Police Department Criminal Investigations Division (CID) including Detectives,Criminal Apprehension Team and the METRO Drug Task Force conducted an operation Thursday in Kennewick to address illegal massage parlors.

How citizens and a new law helped close 3 suspected sex trafficking sites in Kennewick

Kennewick Police Department Criminal Investigations Division (CID) including Detectives,Criminal Apprehension Team and the METRO Drug Task Force conducted an operation Thursday in Kennewick to address illegal massage parlors.

March 8, 2025, 6:30am Latest News

Human traffickers hide among the dozens of massage therapists operating legally in the Tri-Cities. Read story

Skiers relax on deck chairs with expansive views of the Pioneer Mountains from atop Bald Mountain, where the bulk of Sun Valley ski resort is situated.

Seattle’s surprising ties to Sun Valley

Skiers relax on deck chairs with expansive views of the Pioneer Mountains from atop Bald Mountain, where the bulk of Sun Valley ski resort is situated.

March 8, 2025, 6:05am Northwest

While Hollywood features prominently in Sun Valley lore — in its early days the resort enthusiastically invited movie stars to bolster its reputation — Seattle’s vibrant winter sports scene played a significant role in building up Sun Valley’s ski culture. Read story

How to prepare for Wash.’s next quake

March 8, 2025, 6:04am Northwest

A 4.5-magnitude earthquake hit Orcas Island early Monday morning. It was the biggest quake that Washington has seen since 2020, according to U.S. Geological Survey data. Read story

A rare and endangered blue whale, one of at least four feeding 11 miles off Long Beach Harbor in the Catalina Channel, spouts near offshore oil rigs after a long dive July 16, 2008, near Long Beach, Calif.

Study focuses on ‘missing’ blue whale calves

A rare and endangered blue whale, one of at least four feeding 11 miles off Long Beach Harbor in the Catalina Channel, spouts near offshore oil rigs after a long dive July 16, 2008, near Long Beach, Calif.

March 8, 2025, 5:35am Northwest

Despite being members of the largest species on the planet, young blue whales have long managed to elude human detection. Read story